वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-51, verse-31

अथ वा तदिदं व्यक्तं यद्दृष्टं प्लवता मया ।
रामप्रभावादाश्चर्यं पर्वतः सरितां पतौ ॥३१॥

31. atha vā tadidaṃ vyaktaṃ yaddṛṣṭaṃ plavatā mayā ,
rāmaprabhāvādāścaryaṃ parvataḥ saritāṃ patau.

31. atha vā tat idam vyaktam yat dṛṣṭam plavatā mayā
rāmaprabhāvāt āścaryam parvataḥ saritām patau

31. atha vā mayā plavatā saritām patau yat dṛṣṭam
tat idam vyaktam parvataḥ āścaryam rāmaprabhāvāt

31. Or rather, this visible wonder, which I saw while swimming—a mountain [rising] in the lord of rivers (ocean)—was truly astonishing, brought about by the power of Rāma.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon, moreover, in that case

• वा (vā) - or, either, optionally

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• इदम् (idam) - this

• व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - manifest, evident, clear, visible

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed

• प्लवता (plavatā) - by swimming, while swimming

• मया (mayā) - by me

• रामप्रभावात् (rāmaprabhāvāt) - due to Rāma's power, from Rāma's influence

• आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder, astonishment, astonishing thing

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain, hill

• सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

• पतौ (patau) - in the ocean (lord of rivers) (in the lord, in the master)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon, moreover, in that case

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either, optionally

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - manifest, evident, clear, visible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyakta

vyakta - manifest, evident, clear, visible

Past Passive Participle

from vi-añj 'to manifest'

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

यत् (yat) - which, what, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed

Past Passive Participle

from dṛś 'to see'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्लवता (plavatā) - by swimming, while swimming

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of plavat

plavat - swimming, floating

Present Active Participle

from plu 'to swim'

Root: plu (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

रामप्रभावात् (rāmaprabhāvāt) - due to Rāma's power, from Rāma's influence

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rāmaprabhāva

rāmaprabhāva - Rāma's power, influence of Rāma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+prabhāva)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• prabhāva – power, might, influence
  noun (masculine)
  from pra-bhū 'to arise, to be powerful'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder, astonishment, astonishing thing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āścarya

āścarya - wonder, astonishment, surprising

पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain, hill

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river

Root: sṛ (class 1)

पतौ (patau) - in the ocean (lord of rivers) (in the lord, in the master)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

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